New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-27
THE THEATRES.
GOSSIP OF TIE WEEK.

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Florida to alter tho date which he had arranged to
close his season As matters stand Colonel John
A. McCau will take possession of the theatre for his
summer season on May instead OF May = Tbs extra
week will be utilized by Mr. Waack for the produc-
! ton OF old comedy which will be aided to ne
repertory when his company begins its short travelling
tour II is worthy OF remark that Mr. W alack Will,
Tor the first week OF May have the only reeos9M,e e.
Daily and Mr.. Palmer both open in Boston; on May
Nat Goodwin OPENS in Philadelphia and on the
travelling fnrrgan starts out on bis Journey
to san Francisco by of Brooklyn that day and
En- will have closed his engagement at the Stand
| ard Theatre In fact the beginning OF May marks
definitely the close OF the regular New-fork season.
| Colonel McCaull is sanguine to the success of
Lorraine at the Star Theatre tomorrow night He
considers DellInger's opera his masterpiece. The
breto is of the usual German order inclining some
what to the sentimental, but afording good Oppor-
tuLty for De Wolf Hop, er, the COMEDIAN
Mr.. s,etson is rs keenly alive any one to the more
patent defects of Ruddygore,' but maintains that
they are of such nature to be easily eradicabe g.
Among those la Philadelphia cast are Digby Bell,
Hon. DeAngelis, Laura Jo' CO and Hiss Drew. The
latter is a younger daughter OF Mrs. John Drew OF
Philadelphia and Is described as clever
| Colonel McCau was asked recently az to the re.
port that he is likely to have NewYork theatre in
the near future shall certainly not have next
wear" said he Tor am not ready for it but can
Il
ing theatres there is only house would take and
that is unattanable. mean Wallack's. which look
York" 49,
Richard Mansfield has met with even more success
Mt the Union Square than he expected when he
brought back Prince Karl " after last summers
protraeted run TO o theatre which Las lattery not
harbored many successes Every night last week the
| house was crowded. On Washngtons Birthday, OF
| course. the theatre was packed. Prince Karl will
/ ha
scala have already been booked tar into the third
week Mr. Mansfield Is not idle, though no piece is IN
| actual rehearsal lie is studying his new dual part
in Dr. Iekyll and Mr. II de- with which he expects
TO open his season at the Madison Square Theatre
should he decide To spend his summer there AS may
be supposed, tie part is an arduous one, much OF its
effect probably depending on the artistic execution OF
subtle details marking the difference and yet the sni-
larty vi the Two characters. Referring TO frlnee
Karl again it may be mentioned that A. {. Gnnther,
the author. ,omp aims that lie has been accused OF
having originally written the pl as serious drama,
ana that its iailure in this form 1t was turned bv
Mr. Mansfield into buresquo. Mr.. Gunther AYERS that
| it was copyrighted as comedy, read to MT Mans
| field as a comedy, rehearsed as IA comedy and made
success at the Boston Museum as comedy. TINS may
be perfectly true, but it may be added that it was not
until the play had been extensively altered and new
! last act written that 1t succeeded In New-iork.
Henry Arthur Jones is expected to arrive here to-
day or tomorrow and will brin. with him the manu-
script of "A Noble yagabond," the play now running
at the Prncesss Theatre, London. On Mr. Palmer s
| d" have Just finished reading it, SAID Mr. Palmer
L" and it is thoroughly well written play
Tho revival of Peg Wellington by Miss Dauvray
still attracts large audiences to the Lyceum Theatre
anu il is thought likely that the piece will reach it's
fftieth night before change of bill is necessary
Elaborate preparations are however, being made tor
the production OF the new play which has been in re-
hearsa tor several Ii is TO be called Walda
L.mar" and is of serious import than nythigg
| Miss Dauvray has yet attempted. In order to
strengthen the cast young Salvni has been engaged
by permission of A. Nj. falmer Miss iua vernon Will
| also be IN the cast.
The four burlesques forming the larger portion
OF the programme at Dockstaders have proved
cesstul that serious change will be made there tor
this week. Professor Parker and his trained dog
| and cat circus will form an additional attraction
| W. II. Gillette il probably making enough to sup
ply a little more than bread and cheese Last week he
PLAYED In Boston tn A. NJ. Pamer's company in
the Private Secretary having a direct and large
interest in the profits. At the SAGE time his play OF
| Held Uy tho Enemy" was being PLAY ed at the Bos
| ton Museum 10y the stock company of that theatre
On washingtos Birthday the receipt, S of the the
evening 81 1914 3D. Held by the Enemy" drew
| Sl,117 30 in the morning, and S1,l72 80 IN the
evening Thus Mr. Gillette drew percentage OF, on
81 o37 35-one days receipts In addition to this
bis own company Is DOING excellent business in Held
py the Enemy" on the road. so that bis income is
certainly not tar short OF $1,000 this week.
Washington Irving Bishop, who begins tonight a
short series OF Sunday evening entertainments at Wal
| lock's. has arranged with the Randall Theatrical
Bureau TO give fifty lectures throughout country
II is hoped by his managers that this evening he will
ont do any attempt he has hitherto made thought
reading under difficulties The old test OF reading the
numbers n bank note concealed in an envelope s
to be undertaken, and a wager OF sou IL said TO have
been made that Mr.. Bishop will not correctly per-
torn it, The amount Is to be paid by the to the
Actors Fund. During this week MIR. Bishop will ap-
| In N,nn lNn and nfh
neighboring places and next Sunday will give his
second exhibition at Wallacks. He will soon alter
ward start a tour of the county which will extend
US tar as Mexico. South America and California
Charles Frohman is making preparations for busy
season OF the end OF this and the beginning Of next
year. He is going to dc, ote himself TO the handling
of several important productions, controlling them
eat RELY himself. Among these are two English
nieces Shadows and Sunshine" and T" The Faithful
Heart" as well Bel ascs and Green's play, Under
| the Polar STAR" which produced last season In
| san Francisco Next week the authors will finish
their play tor Lolita and will then make tho
deemed advisable in the " Polar Star" Mr.. Frohman
has an interest III all Mckee Rankius plays so that
his hands will be fairly well filled. lie has disposed
| of The Great Pink Pearl to Daniel Frohman IN
order TO devote mis- entire attention to these other
matters. Should he not be able arrange New-York
openings for all OF those pieces he will produce
| OF them lrst In Boston OF Chicago.
John NJ. Morton, for whose benefit performance ha,
been ARRANGED tor this evening at the Union Square
Theatre, is sadly ir need OF tho helping hando sc
kiadly held out. He hrs been growing blind and the
d,otors give him no tope OF AM thing less than tota
| blindness. An attractive programme Is anticipated
for among those who have offered to appear are Mrs
| ID. y. Bowers Mlss Rose Coghlan, Mise Nellie Mo
Henry, Miss Lillie Grub, Miss Loie Fuller, JOSEPH
| WheelOok Eben Plympton, N. q. Goodwin, Nate Sails